What's Going Around | Cleaning After Flu
Flu season is brutal and with some schools closing because of it, it's time to talk about how we prevent the flu from spreading once it's hit your home. What do you disinfect? How to keep it from...
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What's Going Around | RSV or Flu
Is your child miserable with a cough and fever? How do you know if your child is battling influenza virus (flu) or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)? -
What's Going Around | Kids Influenza
Influenza or “flu” is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract (nose, throat and lungs) that can cause mild to severe illness, and can result in complications that can lead to... -
What's Going Around | Strep Throat
It’s not uncommon to see What’s Going Around this time of year, but AdventHealth Centra Care physicians say that the number of cases of strep throat that have been diagnosed are in the hundreds this... -
What's Going Around | Fighting the Flu
We all know to practice good hand-washing habits, and hopefully you got your flu shot earlier in the year, but don’t forget about your kitchen. It holds some surprising flu-prevention power. -
What's Going Around | Viral Cold
Is it the flu, a sinus infection or the common cold? This time of year, AdventHealth Centra Care physicians typically see a rise in all three illnesses. In fact, the number of reported cases of upper... -
What's Going Around | Bronchitis
If your child has been coughing, tired and maybe has complained of a feeling of soreness or tightness in their chest… then What’s Going Around may have hit home. Bronchitis is on the rise and it can... -
What's Going Around | Coughing
A sore throat and cough can be cause for concern this time of year, and rightfully so. Is it Strep or the Flu? Centra Care physicians have diagnosed them all this week, so if you or someone in your... -
What's Going Around | Influenza
Flu activity has increased over the past week and has caused more than 6 million people in the United States to become ill so far this season. AdventHealth Centra Care physicians saw this same... -
What's Going Around | Upper Respiratory Infections
Coughing, sneezing, a sore throat, runny nose…these are all classic symptoms of an Upper Respiratory Infection (URI); often referred to as the common cold. The average child has 6 – 10 per year. If... -
What's Going Around | Scarlet Fever
If you don’t know exactly what it is, hearing that your child has scarlet fever may cause alarm – but, really, it’s not as scary as it sounds. Once a very serious childhood disease, scarlet fever is... -
What's Going Around | Scabies
Scabies is an easily spread skin disease caused by a mite and it's on the rise. -
What's Going Around | Headaches
With Halloween on the way this week, it’s likely your kids are planning their trick or treating trips already. The costumes, the candy, the later bedtimes can all be triggers for headaches.